Correction: Updated at 11:50 a.m. KST on Dec. 29 to correct location of dam based on satellite imagery.
North Korea opened a new hydroelectric power plant in the country’s southeast last week, according to state media, infrastructure that an expert said could positively affect the lives of local residents in a country that has long struggled with persistent electricity shortages.
Correction: Updated at 11:50 a.m. KST on Dec. 29 to correct location of dam based on satellite imagery.
North Korea opened a new hydroelectric power plant in the country’s southeast last week, according to state media, infrastructure that an expert said could positively affect the lives of local residents in a country that has long struggled with persistent electricity shortages.
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